Incorporating Affirmative Action into the Welfare State

In this paper, we discuss a novel aspect of affirmative action policy. We examine its redistributive role, asking whether in an egalitarian society, supplementing the tax-transfer system with an affirmative action policy would enhance social welfare.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Blumkin, Tomer ; Margalioth, Yoram ; Sadka, Efraim
Institutions:	CESifo
Subject:	affirmative action \| optimal taxation \| tagging

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CESifo Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2003
Classification:	D60 - Welfare Economics. General ; H20 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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